nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
to rest; to relax; to repose
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
(practice of) simplicity and frugality; scrimping and saving
everything; anything; nothing
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
death in battle; death on the battlefield
3rd day of the month; three days
ban; prohibition; taboo; law; ordinance (esp. in the middle ages)
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
moment by moment; hour by hour
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
father and mother; parents
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
like this; this sort; this way
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten
the ways of the world; human nature
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
fields (of rice and other crops)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
enforcement of official discipline; tightening of discipline; eliminating corruption among government officials
but; however; although; even though